Title: Cherry Cola Salad - Diet
Categories: Diabetic Salad Jello Fruit Grain
Yield: 18 Servings
| 1 | cn | 16 oz. unsweetened red, tart, pitted cherries, drained - res |
| 5 | pk | Equal sugar substitute |
| 2 | pk | 0.35 oz. ea - Sugar-Free cherry gelatin |
| 1 | cn | 20 oz. - unsweetened crushed pineapple - drained and reserve |
| 1 | c | Very cold diet cola |
| 2 | tb | Finely chopped pecans - OPT. |
| 1/4 | c | Finely chopped celery |
SOURCE: February 1994 - Diabetes In the News - and posted on *P by Lavena
George, Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.
Place cherries in small bowl; sprinkle with Equal. In saucepan, dissolve
gelatin in 2 cups boiling water. Remove from heat and transfer gelatin to
large mixing bowl. Allow to cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour until it begins
to congeal.
Combine reserved cherry and pineapple juices in a 1-cup measure. Add
enough water to make 1 cup. Add juice to gelatin. Stir in diet cola,
pineapple, pecans, celery and gelatin. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass pan.
Refrigerate until firm.
To serve, cut into 18 pieces and place each piece on a lettuce leaf.
Yield: 18 servings.
EXCHANGES: 1/2 fruit
NUTRITIONAL INFO per serving: Protein 0.79 gm; Carbo 8 gm; Sodium 4 mg;
Cholesterol 0; Percent calories from fat 17; dietary fiber 0.85 gm.
WITHOUT pecans: Cal 34; Fat 0.18 gm; Pro .72 gm; Carbbo 8 gm; Sodium 4
mg; Chol 0; Percent cal. from fat 5; Dietary fiber 0.80 gm.